The answers from freedompeace, Kiyarash and Sam Vloeberghs: I would do a check on the file name too. Here is how you could check if the file is a RAR or ZIP file. I tested it by creating a quick command line application. Notice that it still won’t be 100% certain, but it is probably … Read more
A MIME type is used so software ( like a browser for example ) can know how to handle the data. If a server says “This data is of type text/csv” the client can understand that can render that data internally, while if the server says “This data is of type application/csv” the client knows … Read more
Here are the correct Microsoft Office MIME types for HTTP content streaming: For further details check out this TechNet article and this blog post.
For JSON text: The MIME media type for JSON text is application/json. The default encoding is UTF-8. (Source: RFC 4627) For JSONP (runnable JavaScript) with callback: Here are some blog posts that were mentioned in the relevant comments: Why you shouldn’t use text/html for JSON Internet Explorer sometimes has issues with application/json A rather complete list of Mimetypes and what to use them for … Read more
For JSON text: The MIME media type for JSON text is application/json. The default encoding is UTF-8. (Source: RFC 4627) For JSONP (runnable JavaScript) with callback: Here are some blog posts that were mentioned in the relevant comments: Why you shouldn’t use text/html for JSON Internet Explorer sometimes has issues with application/json A rather complete list of Mimetypes and what to use them for … Read more
For JSON text: The MIME media type for JSON text is application/json. The default encoding is UTF-8. (Source: RFC 4627) For JSONP (runnable JavaScript) with callback: Here are some blog posts that were mentioned in the relevant comments: Why you shouldn’t use text/html for JSON Internet Explorer sometimes has issues with application/json A rather complete list of Mimetypes and what to use them for … Read more
A MIME type is a label used to identify a type of data. It is used so software can know how to handle the data. It serves the same purpose on the Internet that file extensions do on Microsoft Windows. So if a server says “This is text/html” the client can go “Ah, this is … Read more